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REPORTER: According to Gulpilil's defence, his drinking results from
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My Name Is Gulpilil

According to Gulpilil'sdefence, his drinking results from a number of pressures -his rise...

REPORTER: According to Gulpilil's
defence, his drinking results from a number of pressures -
his rise to stardom, friends in town wanting to celebrate
his Order of Australia award, bad publicity from the current
court case, and

Full Transcript

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REPORTER: According to Gulpilil's defence, his drinking results from
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a number of pressures - his rise to stardom,
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friends in town wanting to celebrate his Order of Australia award,
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bad publicity from the current court case, and...
Duration
12 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
01:19:07
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Vertigo Productions,Screen Australia,South Australian Film Corporation,Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Movie Summary

Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.
REPORTER: Gulpilil will be assessed - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
REPORTER: Gulpilil will be assessed
I break so many fucking times! You look great! - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
I break so many fucking times! You look great!
You look great in front of the camera, David, and you know that. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
You look great in front of the camera, David, and you know t...
Gulpilil was fined a total of $475 - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:11
Gulpilil was fined a total of $475
Drinking all this grog, smoking all this tobacco, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
Drinking all this grog, smoking all this tobacco,
I ended up getting prisoned every day in Darwin. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
I ended up getting prisoned every day in Darwin.
Every day, because I was, uh... I was drunk and all that. All that. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
Every day, because I was, uh... I was drunk and all that. Al...
REPORTER: Prominent Indigenous actor David Gulpilil has been sentenced - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:08
REPORTER: Prominent Indigenous actor David Gulpilil has been...
The Darwin Magistrates Court said - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
The Darwin Magistrates Court said
His wife, Miriam Ashley, suffered a fractured arm - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:10
His wife, Miriam Ashley, suffered a fractured arm
'Cause I was a drunken, drunken man, growing up. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
'Cause I was a drunken, drunken man, growing up.
And I been smoking all my life. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
And I been smoking all my life.
Old man, you a bit tired today? - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
Old man, you a bit tired today?
Do you want to come down to the letterbox with me - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
Do you want to come down to the letterbox with me
I had a dance group, travelling around Australia. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
I had a dance group, travelling around Australia.
And I met my friends and girlfriends. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
And I met my friends and girlfriends.
ALL: ♫ Ahhh. ♫ - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
ALL: ♫ Ahhh. ♫
Just hello and goodbye. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
Just hello and goodbye.
And didn't have really... stay forever. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
And didn't have really... stay forever.
♫ When the highway sweeps beneath my restless wheels... ♫ - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:08
♫ When the highway sweeps beneath my restless wheels... ♫...